[PHP + PDFLib] PHP "streaming" of PDF files

From: Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 21:44:08 +0000
Subject: [PHP + PDFLib] PHP "streaming" of PDF files
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Hi, My problem is quite strange, and nobody seems to talk about this, both at php.net and pdflib.com. I use the latest public release of PHP, and PDFLib 3.0.2. All that I want is to generate PDF files "on the fly" using these tools. As the compilation process succeeded, I tried to test the really simple sample file given in the PHP doc ("Times Roman outlined"). The problem is: when I use the getpdf.php file, IE 5 loads the Acrobat Reader AcriveX plugin, but the frame remains blank (no Acro' toolbar). So I tried to use the fpassthru and readfile functions to transmit a few other PDF files I had (manuals, licenses, tech docs)... and it worked. On the other hand, when I store the PDFLib-generated file locally (using HTTP transmition), Reader reads the sample PDF file successfully. So, thank you in advance if you can help. Here is a few other details : I tried both Zlib and no-Zlib support for PDFLib, but it always fails. One stranger thing is that the sample file generated by PDFLib's "make test" works fine with fpassthru/readfile functions. Finally, when a "real" Acrobat Reader session is active on the same machine, it stalles (as if there was a kind of infinite loop). -- Florent SOULIERE. florent.souliere@free.fr

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